One word

Coming home after being gone for almost four weeks- refreshing
Trying to take my kids to church after getting home at 1 a.m.- disasterous
Watching my kids take their first swim lesson together- stupendous

Having to tell my kids they can't play with their cousins who they have just LOVED spending time with cause we're now 3000 miles away- sucky



Flying with your kids- exhausting
Person who invented Dramamine- genius!
Deciding to fill my ipod with kids shows/youtube videos- brilliant!
Seeing my 3 year old throw an amazing tantrum at airport security- humiliating
Seeing my 4 year old open her cup on the plane and propel orange juice all over 3 rows of unsuspecting passengers- mortifying
Spending some relaxed, sweet time with family- precious

Coming home to a bed that is still missing its man- deflating
Turning the calendar to a new month- encouraging
Taking my kids to the movies for the very first time to see Curious George- FUN!

Trying to clean up an entire bottle of shampoo Andrew poured out all over the edges of the tub- slippery


Explaining to your kids why swim lessons ended after 5 minutes because of thunder rumbles- hard.
Having friends to play with on hot summer days- wonderful!




Seeing Emma FINALLY pedal her bicycle- exciting!


Finding the motivation to blog at the end of very busy days of trying to keep up with two bouncy balls who bounce in different directions- arduous
Being able to upload pictures to Facebook for Mike MUCH faster than blogger- terrific
Seeing that Southwest will fly to NYC for $39 each way- tempting....
Knowing that in 17 days My Sweetie will be home home home- marvelous